Claims & Disputes

Delay, disruption, and variation analysis with clear narratives and defensible records - helping you avoid escalation where possible and present a disciplined case when it is not.

Why early matters

“The records made in the first weeks of delay decide what's recoverable. By the time positions harden, the cheapest route through is usually the one already gone.”

PPSS - Claims & Disputes practice

Why it matters

Position your case while you still can

Most claims are won or lost long before the legal team arrives. The records made during delivery - or not made - decide what's defensible. We build the position contemporaneously so the contractual story is intact when you need it.

  • Records built as you go

    Contemporaneous evidence captured while the work is live, not reconstructed under pressure once a dispute has formed.

  • Analysis that holds up

    Delay and disruption assessed using recognised methodologies (SCL Protocol, AACE 29R-03) - so the narrative survives independent review.

  • Resolution, not escalation

    Where the facts support it, we settle. Where they don't, we present a case the other side can't ignore.

Capabilities

End-to-end claims and dispute support

From early-warning notices through formal dispute, here's where we plug in - on live projects to keep entitlement intact, or after a position has crystallised to prepare the case.

  • Delay Analysis

    Time impact, as-planned vs as-built, windows and collapsed-as-built analyses aligned to SCL Protocol and AACE 29R-03 recommendations.

  • Disruption & Productivity Loss

    Measured-mile, baseline-productivity and earned-value approaches to quantify lost productivity with defensible methodology.

  • Variation & Change Analysis

    Scope-of-change reconstruction, EOT entitlement, and quantification of associated time and cost impact.

  • Notices, Records & EOT Submissions

    Compliant notices, contemporaneous records and structured EOT and claim submissions prepared to the contract's requirements.

  • Expert Reports & Witness Support

    Independent expert reports, witness statements and support through adjudication, expert determination, arbitration and litigation.

  • Avoidance & Early-Warning Reviews

    Reviews of project records, governance and notice discipline - flagging entitlement and exposure while there's still time to act.

How we engage

Disciplined from notice to resolution

We engage early on live projects to keep records defensible, or come in once a position has crystallised and prepare the case end-to-end.

  1. Position assessment

    We review the contract, the records and the narrative to determine what's actually defensible - and where the gaps are.

  2. Records & evidence

    Contemporaneous records assembled and structured. Where records are missing, we identify the practical mitigation.

  3. Analysis & submission

    Delay and disruption analysis run, quantum modelled, and the submission packaged to the contract's notice and form requirements.

  4. Resolution support

    From negotiation through formal dispute - we support project leadership, in-house legal and external counsel with the facts and the methodology.

What good looks like

Outcomes that hold up under scrutiny

  • Entitlement preserved through compliant notices and records
  • Delay analysis aligned to recognised industry methodologies
  • Quantum that survives independent review
  • Settlements achieved where the facts support them

FAQ

Common questions about our claims and disputes work

Build the position before you need it.

Tell us where the records and notices are sitting today - we'll put a senior practitioner on a short call and map the most defensible path forward.